OpenAI Alleges Ex-Employee Sent 100 Files to Apple
OpenAI says the files included unreleased hardware images and engineering data, and that the employee later briefed senior Apple executives.
- In a recent filing, OpenAI alleged a former employee transferred more than 100 confidential files regarding unreleased hardware to a personal account on June 2, 2026, the employee's final day at the company.
- This allegation marks the latest development in an ongoing trade secret lawsuit in San Jose, California, where Apple previously accused OpenAI of stealing confidential documents to build its own products.
- According to the filing, the employee allegedly presented OpenAI's plans to Apple leadership months ago, which OpenAI claims helped shape Apple's new HomeView smart display and AI-enabled products released this week.
- Apple denied the claims, stating it has policies to prevent the use of confidential information from previous employers and found no evidence supporting OpenAI's allegations.
- OpenAI's filing follows an ongoing forensic investigation into the former employee, who worked at OpenAI for six months before returning to Apple, as the legal battle continues.
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OpenAI accuses former employee of leaking intel on AI device to Apple
By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI is accusing a former employee of stealing intellectual property related to an unreleased device and later sharing some of the information with Apple. The employee, OpenAI alleges, had previously worked at Apple, then joined OpenAI for six months, before going back to Apple, according to a court filing
OpenAI claims ex-employee brought confidential docs about ‘unreleased device’ to Apple
Sam Altman’s OpenAI obtained evidence that a former employee brought more than 100 confidential files about an unreleased device with him upon joining Apple, according to a bombshell filing Wednesday.
Apple disputes OpenAI accusation in case over trade secret theft
Apple has denied an accusation from OpenAI that one of the AI company’s former employees brought confidential files on an unreleased OpenAI device to the iPhone maker. The frontier AI lab claimed an unnamed employee, who worked for Apple before and after joining OpenAI for six months, sent over 100 confidential files to his personal […]
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